TN TN - Little John Sutton, 51, Memphis, 1 Aug 2006

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Little John Sutton



Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: August, 2006 - exact date unknown
Location Last Seen: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee

Description:

• Date of Birth: October 12, 1954
• Age: 51 years old
• Race: Black/African American
• Gender: Male
• Height: 5' 9" (69 inches)
• Weight: 165 lbs
• Hair Color: Black/Balding/Beard
• Eye Color: Brown
• Nickname/Alias: Unknown
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Pierced left ear. Scar/mark near left eye. Tattoo on right arm of the name "Hattie" in black print. Unspecified tattoos on left arm, left forearm, right forearm, upper left arm, and upper right arm. He has a weak right arm that he has trouble lifting it and he holds it with the left hand.
• Clothing & Personal Items: Possibly a white T-shirt and gray and black jogging pants. White tennis shoes.
• Identifiers: Wears an upper denture plate.
• Other: Sutton has an unspecified medical condition and requires medication.

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Sutton was last seen in Memphis, Tennessee sometime during August of 2006. He went to Missouri to pick watermelons with a produce company from Memphis and has never been heard from since. He suffers from a medical condition and requires medication which he did not have with him at the time of his disappearance.

Sutton wasn't reported missing until October. Few details are available regarding his case and his whereabouts remain unknown. Memphis police are investigating.

Investigators:

• Memphis Police Department: (901) 636-3700
  Reference Case #: 0610016100

NamUs Case Number: MP160
NCIC Case Number: Not available

Little John Sutton – The Charley Project
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[heuristicsdepartment]

Remains from 20-year-old Mississippi County cold case identified using DNA testing

MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, Ark.

The testing, conducted by forensic lab Othram, positively identified the remains of Little John Sutton, who was last seen in Memphis Aug. 1, 2006.

His remains were found in Mississippi County on Sept. 27, 2006, and his death was determined to be a homicide, but authorities could not positive identify the remains at that time. He was reported missing by his half sister on Oct. 30, 2006.

 

[dotr]

After 20 Years, Mississippi County John Doe is Identified

Mississippi County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas Attorney General's Cold Case Unit, & Arkansas State Police Team with Othram to Identify a 2006 John Doe

dnasolves.com

''Othram scientists worked to develop a DNA extract from the provided skeletal remains, using Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing® to build a comprehensive SNP profile for the man. This SNP profile powered a forensic search led by Othram's in-house forensic genetic genealogy team, resulting in new investigative leads about the man's identity.

Using this new information, a follow-up investigation led investigators to potential relatives of the man. To determine the possible relationship between the relatives and Mississippi County John Doe, investigators collected a reference DNA sample from a possible family member. Using Othram's KinSNP® rapid relation testing, a comparison between the family member's DNA profile and the John Doe's DNA profile was made. This comparison, along with the investigative efforts of law enforcement, have now led to the identification of Mississippi County John Doe as Little John Sutton, who was born on October 12, 1954. Sutton, who went by the name "James Harris," was 51 years old at the time that his remains were found in 2006. If alive today, he would be 71 years old.

Sutton was last seen in Memphis, Tennessee in August of 2006. He left Tennessee for Missouri to work with a Memphis produce company and was not seen or heard from after again. Sutton was reported missing in October 2006 and the details of his case were entered into NamUs as MP160. An investigation into Sutton's disappearance from Memphis is continuing.''